The Art of Advocacy is right around the corner and tickets are now available for purchase! The evening promises to be a night of delicious food, fun and inspiring words from our honorees and staff. This year, we are thrilled to be honoring Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass as our Champion Award recipient! Throughout her…
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Several youth advocacy organizations have filed a lawsuit against local and state agencies responsible for providing child welfare and mental health services to youth in foster care in Los Angeles County. This lawsuit claims failures by these agencies to meet state and federal obligations around safe and appropriate housing, treatment and services, case planning, and…
Read MoreReview the most recent legal developments in dependency case law. Our talented in-house Writ Team provides an in-depth analysis on In re Damari Y., In re H.B.,Haaland v. Brackeen et al., In re D.P., In re Damari Y.—published 6/12/2023; First Dist., Div. TwoDocket No. A166037 AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING ON A PARENT’S SECTION 388 PETITION IS…
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CLC’s annual Back-to-School Drive is back and bigger than ever! We are working hard to ensure our clients have everything they need to succeed in the upcoming school year. Our Back-to-School Drive would be impossible without our amazing supporters, and your involvement in this year’s drive is critical. We have so many ways you can…
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Congratulations to Ebony Porter for being named a 2023 Reunification Hero by the ABA Center on Children and the Law and to Kaveh Landsverk for begin named the 2023 Outstanding New Lawyer by the National Association of Counsel for Children. We are so proud of their accomplishments and the amazing work their team does to…
Read MoreJune, recognized as National Reunification Month, is a time to celebrate family and community, and to raise awareness about the fundamental goal of family reunification in the child welfare system. As described in CLC’s core values, we strive to keep families together. We honor the communities with which our clients identify, and we advocate to…
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